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Air Force training jet crashes in Mississippi, both pilots safely eject

By Melissa Quinn
Published May 23, 2018 3:06pm ET
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Air Force training jet crashes in Mississippi, both pilots safely eject
Air Force T-38 training jet | (U.S. Air Force)

Two pilots safely ejected from an Air Force T-38C Talon II supersonic jet trainer before the aircraft crashed in eastern Mississippi on Wednesday.

The crash occurred at 8:30 a.m. local time just outside of Columbus Air Force Base in Columbus, Miss. The aircraft is used to train Air Force pilots.

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